One of the most favorite toys of kids: Teddy bears. These lovely photos that show children with their teddy bears in the past.
August 25, 2017
August 24, 2017
16 Cool Ads of Men's Shorts From the 1970s
If you weren’t alive to experience life in the 1970s, these images will surely puzzle you. We can already hear you asking, “Why did people think these shorts were fashionable?” Quite honestly, no one knows the answer to that question.
Women's Fashion of Edwardian Era: The Period of the Gowns
Edwardian women's fashion is a simplification from Victorian era, but pretty more creativity and innovation, especially with gowns. These glamorous of women in their gowns from the 1900s that will prove this.
Never-Before-Seen Pictures That Show a Secret Pregnancy of Movie Icon Marilyn Monroe in 1960
Monroe had wanted a baby more than anything in the world, but that joy was denied her. She had three miscarriages prior to losing this baby, all of which played out in the public eye.
The shots were taken by her friend Frieda Hull on July 8, 1960, outside Fox Studios in New York after Monroe had completed costume and hair tests for her film The Misfits, starring Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift.
The pregnancy was a secret and Monroe told close friend Frieda Hull that Yves Montand, her Let’s Make Love co-star was the father, not Arthur Miller, her husband at the time.
The shots were taken by her friend Frieda Hull on July 8, 1960, outside Fox Studios in New York after Monroe had completed costume and hair tests for her film The Misfits, starring Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift.
The pregnancy was a secret and Monroe told close friend Frieda Hull that Yves Montand, her Let’s Make Love co-star was the father, not Arthur Miller, her husband at the time.
20 Strange and Funny Vintage Inventions the World Just Wasn’t Ready For!
“If at first an idea is not absurd,” Albert Einstein said, “then there is no hope for it.” Sometimes, however, absurd is just absurd — yet, even so, it’s a fascinating slice of history’s collective direction of curiosity and experimental innovation.
Some inventions are so revolutionary, so forward thinking, that society couldn’t handle the possible brain explosion that may have occurred with mass production and killed them faster than the electric car.
1. The "Motorwheel"
Swiss engineer M. Gerder is seen driving his "Motorwheel," a motorcycle with a wheel that runs on a rail placed inside a solid rubber tire.
2. Comfort Lawn Mowers
The "Power Mower of the Future" is shown demonstrated on Oct. 14, 1957. The lawnmower has a 5-foot-diameter plastic sphere in which the rider sits on an air-foam-cushioned seat. It has its own electric generating system for operating running lights, a radio telephone, air-conditioning, and even a cooling system to provide a chilled drink on a hot day.
3. Glow-in-the-Dark Tires
In 1961, the Goodyear illuminated tire was revealed to the public. The tire was made from a single piece of synthetic rubber that was brightly lit by bulbs mounted inside the wheel rim.
4. Window Baby Cages
In this June 1937 picture, a nanny is seen supervising a baby suspended in a wire cage attached to the outside of a high tenement block window. The cages were distributed to members of the Chelsea Baby Club who had no gardens and lived at the top of high buildings.
5. Pipe For Two
Two men demonstrate a pipe called the "Double Ender" in New York, June 2, 1949.
Some inventions are so revolutionary, so forward thinking, that society couldn’t handle the possible brain explosion that may have occurred with mass production and killed them faster than the electric car.
1. The "Motorwheel"
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Swiss engineer M. Gerder is seen driving his "Motorwheel," a motorcycle with a wheel that runs on a rail placed inside a solid rubber tire.
2. Comfort Lawn Mowers
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| (Anonymous / AP) |
The "Power Mower of the Future" is shown demonstrated on Oct. 14, 1957. The lawnmower has a 5-foot-diameter plastic sphere in which the rider sits on an air-foam-cushioned seat. It has its own electric generating system for operating running lights, a radio telephone, air-conditioning, and even a cooling system to provide a chilled drink on a hot day.
3. Glow-in-the-Dark Tires
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| (Douglas Miller / Getty Images) |
In 1961, the Goodyear illuminated tire was revealed to the public. The tire was made from a single piece of synthetic rubber that was brightly lit by bulbs mounted inside the wheel rim.
4. Window Baby Cages
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| (Reg Speller / Getty Images) |
In this June 1937 picture, a nanny is seen supervising a baby suspended in a wire cage attached to the outside of a high tenement block window. The cages were distributed to members of the Chelsea Baby Club who had no gardens and lived at the top of high buildings.
5. Pipe For Two
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| Ed Ford / AP |
Two men demonstrate a pipe called the "Double Ender" in New York, June 2, 1949.
August 23, 2017
53 Found Photos That Capture People in Riga, Latvia From Between the 1950s and 1960s
This photo album which was bought at Yoxford Antiques Centre in Suffolk by Paul Clarke. The photos seem to date from the 1950s and 1960s when Riga capital of Latvia was part of the Soviet Union.
34 Vintage Snapshots of Beautiful Japanese Girls From Between the 1930s and 1940s
The place of women in Japanese society provides an interesting blend of illusion and myth. There are two distinct Japanese societies - public and private. The popular Western image of the subservient Japanese woman is real, it is however, only an image. In their private family role, women quite often dominate the male members of the household. Judged by Western standards, the women of Japan are unusually dedicated to their families. The current position of women in Japanese society can be attributed to the vestiges of two old philosophies - Confucianism, and Samurai based feudalism. These influences are still strong, however in spite of these influences the public role of women has changed markedly since the beginning of World War II.
Japanese society has been formed from many influences, among the most important are Confucianism, Buddhism, and Samurai based feudalism. The Japanese, as in all societies derived from the Chinese Confucian heritage, value the group over the individual. The group, be it a family, or society at large, is greater then the individual, and group needs take precedence over individual needs. In practice this means that the Japanese define their well-being and sense of accomplishment through the success of the group. One women said: “The weight of trying to reconcile individual achievement and the family will always be heavy here because of our group oriented value system.” In addition to the importance of the group, Confucianism emphasized the supreme position of the male, and a hierarchical power structure for society.
The position of women changed little during the fifty year period leading to World War II. Educators spoke of “equality between men and women” as a corollary with the notion of “equality of all classes”10 which was instituted after the Meiji restoration, but women gained nothing. In 1887 laws were established which limited women's rights. Women did not have the vote, (universal suffrage for men came in 1924) and they still suffered from the vestiges of Samurai culture which kept them subservient to their husbands. They could not divorce their husbands, while they were subject to easy divorce by their husbands. The Mainichi, a Japanese newspaper, commented on the position of Japanese women during the 1920's: “...Japan maltreats and insults her women to a graver extent than any other country on the globe.” World War II changed everything.
Here, below is a collection of 34 vintage snaps that show what Japanese young girls looked like from between the 1930s and 1940s.
Japanese society has been formed from many influences, among the most important are Confucianism, Buddhism, and Samurai based feudalism. The Japanese, as in all societies derived from the Chinese Confucian heritage, value the group over the individual. The group, be it a family, or society at large, is greater then the individual, and group needs take precedence over individual needs. In practice this means that the Japanese define their well-being and sense of accomplishment through the success of the group. One women said: “The weight of trying to reconcile individual achievement and the family will always be heavy here because of our group oriented value system.” In addition to the importance of the group, Confucianism emphasized the supreme position of the male, and a hierarchical power structure for society.
The position of women changed little during the fifty year period leading to World War II. Educators spoke of “equality between men and women” as a corollary with the notion of “equality of all classes”10 which was instituted after the Meiji restoration, but women gained nothing. In 1887 laws were established which limited women's rights. Women did not have the vote, (universal suffrage for men came in 1924) and they still suffered from the vestiges of Samurai culture which kept them subservient to their husbands. They could not divorce their husbands, while they were subject to easy divorce by their husbands. The Mainichi, a Japanese newspaper, commented on the position of Japanese women during the 1920's: “...Japan maltreats and insults her women to a graver extent than any other country on the globe.” World War II changed everything.
Here, below is a collection of 34 vintage snaps that show what Japanese young girls looked like from between the 1930s and 1940s.
